The Colonial Period

Topics

• Bacon's Rebellion
• Puritans
• Pequot War
• King Philip's War
• Quakers
• New Amsterdam
• Mercantilism
• Navigation Acts
• Salutary Neglect
• Salem Witchcraft Trials
• Enlightenment
• Great Awakening
• Ben Franklin
• Natural Rights of Man
• The French and Indian War
• 13 Colonies

Essential Questions

• What role did religion play in the founding of the colonies and the United States of America?
• Compare and contrast different kinds of settlements in colonial America, such as Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Bay, and Jamestown.
• How did the period of Salutary Neglect affect (pro and con) the relationship between Britain and the Colonies?
• How did the philosophies of the Enlightenment play out in the colonies?

Resources

• Colonial events from a Loyalist point of view.